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Georgia Athletic Directors Association Newsletter
Vol. 2 No. 2 SEPTEMBER 2010
Greetings!

JeffBeggsWelcome to our E-newsletter. My name is Jeff Beggs and I am the new President of the Georgia Athletic Directors Association for 2010-2011.

I hope you will take a minute to read through this newsletter and visit our website, www.gadaonline.net . There is a tremendous amount of information that will be useful to you as you do your job as a professional athletic administrator. In our profession, you wear many hats. Our responsibility to you is to help you and your school be successful as you perform your all of your daily duties.

Best of luck to you. If our Board of Directors or I can help you in any way, please do not hesitate to contact any of us.

Sincerely,
 
Jeff Beggs, CMAA
Director of Athletics
Atlanta Public Schools
GADA Fall LTC Offering Survey
The GADA is considering offering Leadership Training Courses (LTC) this fall for our members.

Please click HERE to answer a short survey, which will help us in the planning of the courses and schedules.
 
Grady's new digs represent a once-struggling program now on the rise
By Josh Bagriansky - Score Atlanta
Jacket Having been a part of Grady High School football since 1989 and spending the last nine years as the head coach of the Grey Knights, Ronnie Millen knows a thing or two about the game of football.  The Atlanta Public School System's "2010 Coach of the Year" has headed up six state playoff teams.
The include one semifinalist in 2006 and two more squads that reached the state quarterfinals. Needless to say, the well-known Grady head coach has had a big hand in creating a winning tradition and culture for a program that had an average pedigree at best before he took control. More...
 
2010-2011 GADA Hall of Fame Application
Deadline for application submissions is October 31, 2010
The GADA is now accepting applications for the 2010-2011 class of inductees to the GADA Hall of Fame.

Click the links below to download the application.

MS WORD Format            PDF Format

Applications may be mailed to:

Carter Wilson
c/o Decatur High School
310 N. McDonough Street
Decatur, Georgia  30030

Click HERE to email your application (MS Word document).
 
NIAAA Announces Fall LTC Webinars
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niaaa We are pleased to announce that the NIAAA will be webinar teaching LTC 501, 502, 504 and 506 via the internet in the fall  of 2010. The athletic administrator will be able to view the course from the convenience of their home or
office.

Administrators will also have the opportunity to pose live questions and the class can be divided into discussion
groups with the capability of receiving reports from each groups. What better way to take a class? There will be no travel
time and no travel costs (gas, meals or lodging).

Course Dates
#501 Tuesdays    - Oct. 26 and Nov. 2
#502 Wednesdays    - Oct. 27 and Nov. 3
#504 Thursdays    - Oct. 28 and Nov. 4
#506 Mondays     - Oct. 25 and Nov. 1

Course Times
The Courses will be taught by experienced faculty. Each class will be a 120 minute session, taught on two consecutive Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday evenings.
7:30 pm to 9:30 pm Eastern Time

Registration Information
The NIAAA has established a fee of $100 for each webinar course. Download the enrollment form HERE and use your credit card or pay by check returning the form with payment to:
NIAAA, 9100 Keystone Crossing, Suite 650
Indianapolis, IN 46240.

When using a credit card you can fax the enrollment form to
(317) 587- 1451.

Registration deadline: October 8, 2010 . Course manuals will be sent to you prior to the first class.

For additional information or questions contact Patty Conrad  at (317) 587-1450 or [email protected]

 
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Important membership dues information!
Beginning January 1, 2011, NIAAA membership dues will increase from $60 to $80.  Join both the GADA and NIAAA before January 1st for $100 and save!  We encourage members to belong to both the GADA and the NIAAA. There is a 4% processing fee added to use Paypal. To see all the benefits associated with your membership due please click HERE.
The Disciplined Athlete
Bruce E. Brown
The following article is an excerpt from the DVD presentation "Redefining the Term Athlete" and from the booklet entitled, Life Lessons for Athletes.  It is also part of one the presentations from the Captains and Coaches Workshop provided by Proactive Coaching.

Bruce Brown
If an athlete enters your program with unacceptable athletic behaviors and actions, that is someone else's responsibility; if they play for you and exit your program with those same unacceptable behaviors, that is entirely the responsibility of the coach. Young people can change and are more likely to do it for someone they respect - the coach. Confronting and changing incorrect behavior is not a choice that great coaches have.  If you truly love your players, you will establish, teach and hold them to standards higher than victory.  These behaviors are ones that every player has complete control over, behaviors that will enhance both individual lives as well as teams. 

Building your teams around athletes of character will give you a better chance for longevity in the coaching profession.  In our society, too often being called a "great athlete" only requires a high level of physical skills.  It is often a person who moves fluently, scores goals, or is able to make a major contribution to defeat an opponent on the scoreboard.  Coaches who only have these requirements for an "athlete" while overlooking a less than best effort or attitude are doing the player and the team a disservice, and settling for less than the young person is capable of being.  Often acceptance of this view of being an athlete, promotes the feeling that being athletic serves as a guarantee of special privileges. More....

For more information on books, presentations or Captains and Coaches Workshops:
Email - Bruce Brown
Website -www.proactivecoaching.info


 
Ideas that work from the NIAAA
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Jacket"A Simple Approach to Time Management"
(Paul Jansen, CAA, Student Activities and Athletics Coordinator, Fairfax Co. Public Schools, Fairfax, VA)

In a normal eight-hour day, using the following outline has made the daily responsibilities of my position as athletic administrator more manageable.

Hours 1-2 - Get out and greet the masses! Spend time getting to your coaches, student-athletes and staff. Find out what issues are important to them and listen. It is too early in the morning to solve problems, but not too early to gather information. Go where there is coffee or a copy machine. Visit teacher lounges, classrooms or offices in the building. You will be surprised how just your presence can solve many issues.

Hours 3-4 - As the school day has settled in, so should you. Get some paperwork completed in the office. We usually have an idea of what is happening in the building, so it is time to write a letter, place a request, finish a report or begin/continue work on a long-term project.

Hours 5-6 - Return phone calls and e-mails. Morning emotions have calmed down and most people are more receptive after a good lunch. Look through mail and projects while trying to finish paperwork you can before the end of the school day.

Hours 7-8 - Close the day by returning to your most valuable resources, the athletes and coaches. Share what you have learned and be very visible. Remember to smile.

"Student Sports Information Director"
(Michael Williams, CAA, Athletic Director, Glenelg High School, Glenelg, MD)

Athletic directors wear many hats throughout the school year. One is that of a sports information director. This includes promoting and publicizing the athletic program though various media sources that seek information regarding the athletes, coaches, teams and their achievements and accomplishments. This task is one of the most rapidly expanding jobs that we face and can be extremely time-consuming.We recently created, through a mentorship program, a student sports information director mentorship to assist us with many facets of promoting and publicizing the athletic program at Glenelg High School.

The goals of the mentorship are two-fold:
  • Offer a hands-on learning experience in sports public relations and sports information. This experience will include the integration of technology, journalism, mass media and communications in athletics.
  • Promote the athletic program at Glenelg High School.
Some of the many objectives that the student sports information director assists me with are the collection, organization and dissemination of data regarding individual/team records and awards. They can help organize a group of athletes to update the trophy and display cases. The student sports information directors assist on some level with the creation and production of our media guide, game schedules and team posters. They order team banners for our gym and organize team picture day. These students are a great liaison to the school newspaper, yearbook or even our booster clubs. We will even have them write articles on athletes, coaches and teams for our Web site.

The benefits of this student-centered position have been awesome. Accomplishments and successes are publicized in a timely and accurate manner. Record-keeping and archiving in general have been enhanced. Game schedules are updated as postseason playoffs begin and progress. The school and community are informed while sportsmanship, integrity and character are promoted. I now have more time and energy for other daily, short- and long-term, tasks that define my position as athletic director.

Friday Night Feats!
State Farm Insurance Video Contest!
  State Farm� is committed to being there for life's big moments across our communities.  That's why we're pleased to announce the return of Friday Night Feats, our national contest to reward schools for their most dazzling moments on the gridiron.

Just like last year, coaches, fans, or students can win up to $17,500 for their high school by submitting video capturing that show stopping play.  The contest begins August 27 with the grand prize winners - as voted by the fans - announced in December.

Last year's No. 1 pick, Mt. Mansfield Union High School in Jericho, Vt., was able to buy a scoreboard, track and turf protective mats, the foundation for a press box, and enough sideline and field equipment for their new football field, getting them up to speed for their first home game.Jacket www.fridaynightfeats.com 
 
We value your comments and feedback. We encourage you to submit articles and items of interest for the newsletter and the new website.
 
Sincerely,

Jeff Beggs, CMAA - President
Georgia Athletic Directors Association
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